Artificial rain ends smog in Lahore, Karachi on top in pollution

LAHORE/KARACHI Dec 17 (Online): Due to the artificial rain made in Lahore, the smog in the city ended and Karachi became the first place in the world in pollution. According to the details, Karachi is on the top of polluted cities list across the globe. […]

SDPI’s confers Living Legend Award on pioneer environmentalist Dr Parvez Hassan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 (APP): The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) conferred Living Legend Series Award to the country’s pioneer environmentalist Dr Parvez Hassan for his unparalleled contributions in the fields of environmental protection and education. The award was presented to him at the plenary session […]

80% Pakistanis view climate change as the world’s one challenge

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23 (APP): A recent research conducted by GSMA Intelligence with support from Huawei revealed that about 80% of Pakistanis across 16 countries now view climate change as the world’s number one challenge. According to a survey, 60% in Pakistan would accept a lower […]

ADB project to help strengthen climate resilience, livelihood in Huanggang, China

BEIJING, Nov 22 (APP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million equivalent loan to strengthen the ecosystem, livelihoods, and climate resilience of the Dabie Mountain region in Huanggang Municipality, Hubei Province, China. The Hubei Huanggang Dabie Mountain Ecosystem Protection and Carbon-Neutral Green […]

LHC orders to immediately change DG environment

LAHORE, Nov 13 (Online): Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered to immediately change DG Environment for not making better arrangement for eradication of smog. The court also expressed displeasure over performance of care taker government Punjab. The court ordered to close the private and government […]

Minister briefed on PIMA, Climate-PIMA

Islamabad, Nov 13 (Online): The caretaker Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives, Muhammad Sami Saeed was briefed on Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) and Climate-PIMA, and the suggested action plan by the International Monetary Fund IMF. The briefing was given during a meeting chaired […]

Factories causing air pollution be sealed: LHC

LAHORE, NOV 03 (ONLINE): Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered to seal factories causing air pollution. A single bench of LHC led by Justice Shahid Karim took up the petition filed by a citizen Farooq Haroon for hearing Friday. Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa also […]

NDRMF Committed to Make Pakistan Resilient Against Climate Change Impacts

Karachi, October 24, 2023 In order to engage effectively with the Private Sector and other relevant stakeholders to further enhance its efforts of resilience building against natural disasters and long-term climate change adverse impacts, the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) organized a seminar in […]